Senate Bill S2499

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to student eligibility for a high school diploma upon passing either a regents competency test or regents examination in certain subjects

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-S2499 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5865
Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §319, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S5362, A7569
2019-2020: S189, A834
2021-2022: S177, A3257

2017-S2499 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to student eligibility for a high school diploma upon passing either a regents competency test or regents examination in certain subjects.

2017-S2499 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S2499 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2499
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 13, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. TEDISCO, BOYLE, CARLUCCI, CROCI, MURPHY, SEWARD --
   read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to
   the Committee on Education
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the education law, in relation to regents competency
   examinations
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 319 to
 read as follows:
   § 319. REGENTS COMPETENCY EXAMINATIONS. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER LAW,
 RULE  OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY, A STUDENT FIRST ENTERING GRADE NINE
 IN THE TWO THOUSAND FOURTEEN -- TWO THOUSAND FIFTEEN SCHOOL  YEAR  SHALL
 BE  ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA UPON COMPLETING THE REQUI-
 SITE NUMBER OF CREDITS AS DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND BY  PASSING
 EITHER  A  REGENTS  COMPETENCY  TEST  OR REGENTS EXAMINATION IN ENGLISH,
 MATHEMATICS, UNITED STATES HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT,  SCIENCE  AND  GLOBAL
 HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04811-02-7

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